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Tag: Niger
Niger: Restoring Bazoum amounts to utopia – Junta
Gen. Mohamed Toumba Boubacar, the Interior minister of Niger said Sunday October 22 during an international Conference held in Lome, Togo, that the regional bloc ... Read More
First contingent of French troops withdrawn from Niger arrives in Chad
The first road convoy of French troops that were withdrawn from Niger following the removal of President Mohamed Bazoum arrived in Chad's capital on Thursday ... Read More
Germany’s increased financial support to ECOWAS aims to stabilize West Africa
Germany’s announcement last month that it would provide greater support to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), in its efforts to secure peace ... Read More
France begins pulling out its troops from Niger after junta’s order
France has begun pulling out its troops from Niger after being ordered out of the West African nation by the military junta that ousted the ... Read More
Court in Niger orders immediate release of son of deposed leader
The High Court of Niamey has ordered the immediate release of Salem Mohamed, son of Mohamed Bazoum, the Nigerien President deposed on July 26 by ... Read More
Niger: France to begin withdrawing troops ‘this week’, as Nigeria’s FM warns intervention ‘still on table’
French troops will begin withdrawing from Niger "this week", Paris announced on Thursday (5 October), while Nigeria’s top diplomat has said that a military intervention ... Read More
Niger denies it had accepted Algeria’s mediation proposal
Niger authorities denied news spread by the Algerian foreign minister saying Niamey accepted Algiers’ mediation proposal. The denial is an embarrassment to the Algerian authorities ... Read More
Mali, Niger in meltdown, as both states wage multiple battles against Al-Qaeda
The Niger government has declared three days of national mourning after at least 29 soldiers were killed by suspected terrorists near the country’s border with ... Read More
West’s waning influence in Africa laid bare as France announces withdrawal from Niger
France's decision to withdraw its ambassador and military forces from Niger, the West's last key ally in the central Sahel region, amid a wave anti-French ... Read More
France bows to Niger’s demand, decides to withdraw ambassador, troops
President Emmanuel Macron has said that France would soon withdraw its ambassador from Niger Republic, followed by its military contingent. France finally bowed to Niger’s ... Read More